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	Web apps, cyber-espionage were leading threats in 2013, says Verizon Web application attacks, cyber-espionage and point-of-sale intrusions were among the top IT security threats in 2013, according to Verizon's latest annual report on data breach investigations. Read More   RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: BlackBerry BlackBerry's EZ Pass Offers Free EMM Licenses for BES10 BlackBerry has launched a free EMM license offer to persuade enterprises to upgrade their existing BlackBerry MDM platform, or migrate from any other MDM vendor*. Switch to BES10 and get perpetual Silver level EMM licenses for each existing BlackBerry license or other active MDM licenses, 1 for 1. Good, AirWatch and MobileIron licenses count too. Find out how your BlackBerry, iOS and Android management can be consolidated onto a single, highly secure EMM platform. If you've been waiting for the right time to switch to BES10, this is it. In this Issue How to keep your smartphone (and its data) secure Apple offers free recycling of its products worldwide NEC launches face-recognition protection for PCs AT&T's expanded 1Gbps fiber rollout could rival Google's Samsung goes on offensive against Apple at trial Darlene Storm: Secret exceptions to reasonable suspicion: Who watches the watchers watching you? BMC automates the mainframe change ticket Samsung's 28-inch 4K monitor price drops to $599 Microsoft gets Motorola Solutions to pay licensing fee for Android use Federal CIOs Squeezed by Budgets, Executive Buy-in Richi Jennings: Netflix raising subscribers, fees, and ire to new levels WHITE PAPER: BMC Software   MyIT- Consumer Cool for Business Apps Rich Ptak discusses how BMC's MyIT combines the ease and familiarity of accessing today's consumer apps with the stability, security and strengths of the enterprise IT infrastructure. Learn More How to keep your smartphone (and its data) secure We keep a large amount of personal and business data on our smartphones and tablets. Here are some tips and tricks to help you protect both your hardware and your information. Read More   Apple offers free recycling of its products worldwide   Apple is offering to recycle its products for free worldwide and has included third-party products like mobile phones and PCs in the program in some countries. Read More   NEC launches face-recognition protection for PCs NEC has launched a biometric security program that uses face recognition to unlock access to PCs. Read More   AT&T's expanded 1Gbps fiber rollout could rival Google's U.S. broadband giant AT&T could roll out 1Gbps fiber-optic service to up to 21 new metropolitan areas, including Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Jose, the company said Monday. Read More   Samsung goes on offensive against Apple at trial After three weeks of defending itself against patent infringement claims, Samsung switched gears and began presenting its argument that Apple is the one that infringes others' intellectual property. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Box Empowering Your Mobile Workers A modern mobile IT strategy is no longer an option, it is an absolute necessity. Here's how some of the nation's most progressive corporations are meeting the many needs of their mobile workers - without overwhelming their IT departments - with the help of Box. Learn more! Darlene Storm: Secret exceptions to reasonable suspicion: Who watches the watchers watching you? There are secret exceptions to reasonable suspicion, non-criminals in the FBI's NGI face recognition database, and guilt by association triggers NSA surveillance. Who watches the watchers so American citizens will avoid becoming just like the people watched by SS, the Gestapo, the Stasi, or the KGB? Read More   BMC automates the mainframe change ticket Mainframe operators using BMC software may now be able to enjoy the speedy, devops-style development pace that is quickly becoming the norm for customer-facing mobile applications and Internet services. Read More   Samsung's 28-inch 4K monitor price drops to $599 The price of Samsung's latest 28-inch 4K monitor has dropped by $100 to just under $600, which could be a precursor to 4K monitor prices further plummeting as the technology goes mainstream. Read More   Microsoft gets Motorola Solutions to pay licensing fee for Android use Microsoft has extended its controversial yet successful crusade to extract licensing fees from vendors that use Google's Android and Chrome operating systems, adding Motorola Solutions to the list of vendors agreeing to patent deals. Read More   Federal CIOs Squeezed by Budgets, Executive Buy-in Technology chiefs in the federal government say they struggle with their role within their departments and agencies. A bill passed in the House and pending in the Senate could give federal CIOs more authority, though. Read More   Richi Jennings: Netflix raising subscribers, fees, and ire to new levels Like a Swiss-made utility knife, video-streaming service Netflix has a tool for every job. Need to keep shareholders happy? Add 4 million customers. Need money to pay for content and custom programming? Increase prices. Need a screed on the sorry condition of American DSL and network neutrality? Write angst-ridden comments in a quarterly shareholder letter. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers take in everything at once. Read More
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